Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-02
Mistaken for a Murderer and killed.
A Crazy Mans Crimes.
HR CRCSHES HIS wIFE's HEAD IN AND THEN CTS
HIS OWN THROAT.

th1rty-nve years old, OF Bushnell Township has
been acting queerly for month and a medical ex-
animation had shown him a lit subject for an in
sane asylum. He was living with his wife and
two children In a log Shanty on his fathers farm
Sunday morning he did not appear and his brother
went over and horrible sight met his view. The
wife lay dead in bed, her skull being broken in
with an axe A child of two years was on the bed
bathed In its mothers blood uniniurnd while
another little Older was i'm the crib. both Scream
ing in terror. Snyder was tracked TO a swamp
back OF his house. From here he Was easily traiIed
walked into the house OF George Forsher. he had
with razor cut three huge gashes Ia his throat
from which Len ne will probasly die. His wife was
younger than he, and handsome, and there had
been trouble between them.
MetzIer was Not Murdered.
CINCINNATI, May 2.-Richard Metzler for whose
supposed murder the police arrested August Foers-
ter on saturday, has appeared. and says he has
Wheeler, Pa; that he wrote twice to his wife and
telegraphed to her once but could get no repD.
Forester will to-day be tried for lettering.
A Baltimore Ice.AOuse Burned.
BALTIMORE, May 2.-Frederick's ice-house on the
south side OF the basin containing 600 tons OF ice
was destroyed by fire this morning, together with
all its machinery. Damage 5000; insured.
General Foreign News.
BANK HOLIDAY IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, May 2.-TO-day Is the regular semi
annual settling day at thebank OF England, and is
therefore holiday at the stock exchange.
CARDINAL vANNUTELLI DECORATED.
VIENNA, May2.-The emperor has presented Car
dinal vannutelli, who is about to retire from the
papal nunciate at Vienna with the decoration OF
the grand cross OF st. stephen Of Hungary.
Arranging to Receive Mr.. O'Brien.
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, May AT meeting yester-
day OF the Montreal branch OF the Irish National
League arrangements were made for the recep-
OF Mr.. OBnen, who is expected to lecture here
about May IL.
Explosion OF a Steam Pipe.
TWO MEN FATALLY INJURED.
PADuCAH, KY, May "A terrible explosion oc-
Cured Saturday at the saw-m1u OF the Paducah
scalded, two Of them fatally The engineer was
just starting the machinery, when the main steam
pipe gave way with report like a cannon. In an
instant the entire lower part OF the mill was filled
with q dense cloud OF steam. An attempt at res
cue was made, but the blinding steam drove back
steam escaped. It was then discovered that four
men were injured Joe Berry, the engineer, was
struck In the head with missile and fatally in:
Jured Jean VasSar, the ller, was terribly Scalded
and will die. Willy Joiner, the foreman, sprang
through the boiler-room window, carrying glass
ana an and was severely sew s cut Robert I6 Hicks
the full vent OF the steam. He Will die. But little
damage was done to the machinery.
Opened nm Artery and Bled 20 Death.
BUSINESS TROUBLES DRIVE A DAKOTA MAN TO SUI
eide.
Mimi, says: A body found Saturday on the banks
OF the Red River about ten miles south OF town,
has been Identified as that OF DIR. c. E. Sayles OF
the late firm OF Farmhouse Sayles, OF Valley City,
ID. T. He was one OF the bondsmen OF Pease, the
treasurer OF Barnes county, who defauted for
about $50 coo, and, in consequence, his firm had
been forced to suspend. He was brother-in-law
OF C. T. Yerkes the street-railway man OF Chicago
Chicago Friday. He registered at hotel In Fargo
that day and went out. Nothing more was heard
OF him until boy found his body about 10 a. IN.
Saturday some ten miles south on the Red River
He had taken out his pOcket-knife and made an
fncision in the carotid artery, from which ne bled
to death, the bloody knife being still in his hand
He was evidently lab0rfng under much depression
on account OF his business troubles. He leaves
widow and two children
Sunk with Her Crew Of Eight.
THE SCHOONER LOUIE 0'EEIL PROBABLY LOST IN
THURSDAYS GAL4 ON LAKE ERIE.
o'Neil, coal laden, which LETT Buffalo wednesday,
with a crew OF men, is believed to have sunk In
Lake Erie on Port Stanley, in the furious gale OF
Thursday night. The Louie O'Neil and the
schooners II. w. Sage, Thos W. Parker, River
side and d. Austin were In tow OF the tug Swain.
During the height OF the gale the line parted and
the Louie ONeu and ThOs. w. Parker collided.
The captain OF the Parker saw the O'Neils tail
spars topple over and heard cries OF terror from
the crew. Then the ONen suddenly disappeared
A long ana careful search by the swain
The Swain recovered the Parker, while the H. W.
Sage and the Riverside headed for Toledo and the
d. 8 Austin for Long Point. The Louie O'Niel
was OF SIP burden, and was valued at $4,000.
She was owned by kobert Holland, Of Marine City,
Mich